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DENVER – Cities along the Front Range continue to grow at a solid clip, according to new population estimates from the federal government.
The U.S. Census Bureau this month released its July 2017 population estimates and the numbers show that Colorado’s population as a whole rose to 5,607,154 last year, which represents an increase of about 11.5 percent since the 2010 Census.
Looking at individual cities, Timnath has seen the biggest population increase since 2010. It had an estimated population of 3,295 as of July, an increase of 427 percent from its 2010 population of 625.
Like Timnath, some of Colorado’s smallest towns have seen the biggest increases in terms of percentage due to their relatively small populations, so for the sake of this list, we’re comparing cities with populations of 10,000 people or more.
With that in mind, here are the Colorado cities that have seen the biggest increases in population since the 2010 Census:
1. Firestone
2017 population: 13,825
Increase since 2010: 36.25 percent
2. Windsor
2017 population: 25,330
Increase since 2010: 35.86 percent
3. Erie
2017 population: 24,234
Increase since 2010: 33.63 percent
4. Lone Tree
2017 population: 13,566
Increase since 2010: 32.77 percent
5. Castle Rock
2017 population: 62,276
Increase since 2010: 29.12 percent
6. Broomfield
2017 population: 68,341
Increase since 2010: 22.28 percent
7. Commerce City
2017 population: 55,923
Increase since 2010: 21.8 percent
8. Brighton
2017 population: 40,562
Increase since 2010: 21.62 percent
9. Parker
2017 population: 54,202
Increase since 2010: 19.66 percent
10. Denver
2017 population: 704,621
Increase since 2010: 17.41 percent
11. Lafayette
2017 population: 28,328
Increase since 2010: 15.85 percent
12. Thornton
2017 population: 136,978
Increase since 2010: 15.33 percent
13. Fountain
2017 population: 29,804
Increase since 2010: 15.31 percent
14. Louisville
2017 population: 21,128
Increase since 2010: 14.98 percent
15. Loveland
2017 population: 76,701
Increase since 2010: 14.72 percent
On the opposite side of things, some towns have seen decreases in population since 2010. Hudson has seen the biggest decrease, dropping from 2,356 people in 2010 to 1,638 in 2017.